EFL links

Quizzes

The Guardian / Observer

LEVEL: Good intermediate and above. This is the website of the Guardian and Observer newspapers - two national UK daily newspapers. It's a wonderful site. You can see the latest news articles or download them as a text file to read later. You can also search for an article on a subject that interests you. TEACHING TIP - See our checklist of 10 things you can do with a reading text.

The English Zone .com

This is a fun site for students who are learning English as a Second Language, or studying English in general. Learn some idioms, practice English verbs, test your grammar, check out the fun stuff page, write a silly story, or visit links to other English sites! (for students)

Quizzes for Learners of English - ITESLJ

LEVEL: Pre-intermediate and above Here you will find lots and lots of quizzes to test your English.

Pop Cap Bookworm Game

This is a great spelling and vocabulary game that was recommended to us by one of our visitors - Monique S. Will you find it as addictive as we do?

Parapal Online

Parapal online is the result of two years of development. It takes the best aspects of online educational technology and combines them with years of teaching experience in EAP, IELTS and Cambridge exams. The exercises work as interactive writing and grammar exercises, and can also be used as models of good writing. The site includes a discussion board so you can leave messages to other students.

Essay Writing Notes

LEVEL: Upper intermediate and above. Here are clear and simple notes to help you start writing essays in English. We liked the paragraph plans for different essay types such as the 'Compare and Contrast' essay.

English Online from E.L.Easton

A wonderful collection of ESL teaching materials. If you need material on a special topic for your class, you are sure to find it amongst this collection of links.

BBC Learning English

The Learning English website has a lot of resources for learners of English as a foreign language including online courses, interactive exercises and glossaries of useful vocabulary, as well as audio and video clips.

1-language.com ESL Center

Free, comprehensive ESL Site including forums, realtime chat, jobs, grammar, helplines, multi-lingual content - and much more!

ESL Cafe

This is the original and still largely definitive collection of EFL/ESL ideas and links on the web. Not the flashest design, but an enormous range of material and places to visit, plus a good online chat room.